Ngakhale kuti nthawi yayitali, nyengo yozizira imene inagwera kwambiri ku US, nkhupakupa zikuyamba kuoneka zambiri m'madera ena. Chimodzi mwa zifukwa za nkhupakupi zomwe zinatha kupulumuka ndi chifukwa chipale chofewa chinathandizira kuika pansi pansi, komanso madera ngati tsamba lamakiti komwe nkhupaku zatha.
Malingana ndi Paul Curtis, wotsogolera wa University of Cornell University of Wildlife Damage Management Program, ndi Pulofesa wa Zachilengedwe, "Manyowa amathyola nkhuku - amadziwikanso ngati nkhumba zam'mimba - sindimakonda malo owuma, otseguka ndipo siwowamba ngati udzu wamtali.
M'malomwake, amapezeka makamaka m'masamba omwe ali pamthunzi monga mitengo kapena matabwa, kapena m'mapiri a m'nyumba. "
The Deer Tick
Nkhupakupazi zimatulutsa matenda a Lyme, omwe amalembedwa ndi CDC monga momwe amachitira ndi matenda opatsirana ndi nkhuku ku United States.
Kuonjezerapo, chifukwa nkhuku yoyamba ndi yokhala ndi tchizi loyera, chiwerengero cha anthu a nkhuku chimakhala ndi chiwerengero cha anthu. M'madera ena, monga a New York State, anthu okhala ndi njala ali pakali pano, Curtis akulemba. Izi zakhala zikuthandizira kuwonjezeka kwa milandu ya matenda a Lyme anthu onse komanso ziweto.
"Ndikofunika kuchotsa nkhupakupa mwamsanga, chifukwa zimayenera kumangika maola pafupifupi 24 mpaka 36 kutengera tizilombo toyambitsa matenda kwa anthu kapena nyama zakuthengo pamene tikudyetsa." Curtis adati, "Azimayi aang'ono ayenera kufunsa veterinarian wawo, monga matenda a Lyme zikhoza kubweretsa agalu zovuta. "Kuphatikizanso apo, anthu omwe ali panja m'madera otetezedwa ndi nkhuku ayenera kudziyang'anitsitsa kwambiri nkhuku kumapeto kwa tsiku lililonse.
Funsani dokotala wanu ngati mwalumidwa komanso mukudandaula za matenda opatsirana, adatero.
Curtis akulangiza kuti ngati zowathandiza, mipanda yamadzulo ikhale m'malo oopsa kwambiri, monga malo odyera ndi masewera omwe nthawi zambiri amapezeka ndi ana ndi ziweto. Curtis anati: "Chipangizo cha 4-Poster, chomwe chimakhala ngati chiwombankhanga chomwe chimayambitsa nkhupakupa pamene akudyetsa, amachepetsa kwambiri nkhuku zaka ziwiri kapena zitatu," anatero Curtis.
Komabe, chipangizocho sichidalembedwe m'madera onse, (mwachitsanzo, ku New York, pakali pano amalembedwa kuti agwiritsidwe ntchito pa Long Island), kotero aliyense wofuna kuyesa chipangizo ayenera kuwona malamulo a m'deralo asanagule kapena kugwiritsira ntchito.
Lembani Zokuthandizani Kupewa
Curtis amapereka malangizo awa kuti asagwidwe ndi nkhupakupa :
- Valani zovala zoyera ndi mathalauza ndi manja.
- Tani mathalauza anu m'masiketi anu, ndi malaya anu mu thalauza lanu.
- Gwiritsani ntchito mankhwala otsekemera monga momwe amanenera pa chizindikiro.
- Yendani pakati pa misewu ndikupewa kuyanjana ndi zitsamba kapena burashi.
- Chitani kafukufuku kawirikawiri, ndipo fufuzani mosamala thupi lanu ndi nkhupakupa.
- Pakhomo, chovala chouma pamtunda wotentha kwambiri kwa mphindi khumi kuti muphe nkhupakupa zilizonse.
- Sungani ziweto ku malo otsekedwa ndi nkhumba ndikuziwunika musanalowe mnyumbamo.
- Sungani udzu ndikuchotsa zitsamba zaminga ndi tsamba lala.
- Pewani makoswe mwa kuchepetsa chivundikiro (mwachitsanzo, milu ya nkhuni) ndi magwero a zakudya (mwachitsanzo, mbewu ya mbalame, kompositi).
- Sungani mipando ya udzu ndi zidole za ana kutali ndi m'mphepete mwa bwalo ndi madera.